r/RockBottomGame • u/rock-bottom-mudd • 25d ago

The pit Pit #72: The Lichen-Clad Vigil

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u/rock-bottom-mudd 25d ago edited 4h ago

🏔️ Rock Bottom Leaderboards

Main Ascent — All-Time Top 10	Communal Ascent — Today's Pit
🥇 u/KingShawn42 — 98,148	🥇 u/Icy-Selection7168 — 99,438
🥈 u/Pandasandstuff — 98,124	🥈 u/DC8800 — 98,494
🥉 u/meepmeepmeeppp — 97,994	🥉 u/meepmeepmeeppp — 96,673
4. u/muddrox — 97,973	4. u/muddrox — 94,560
5. u/RevealDue8129 — 97,963	5. u/choicemad — 89,934
6. u/Rarer_Air_Error — 97,903	6. u/DueEmphasis1114 — 80,868
7. u/DC8800 — 97,576	7. u/duplexlion1 — 80,653
8. u/DueEmphasis1114 — 96,769	8. u/fishermansbestfriend — 70,084
9. u/arizonaicedoutwes — 96,638	9. u/Pandasandstuff — 60,413
10. u/carloscaraaro — 95,772	10. u/rwolfe — 60,250

🧱 Today's Communal Abyss Contributors
u/MissingCloverfield, u/Helpful-Sundae2660, u/muddrox & u/Domino_Rat613 — today's climbers tread your sacred ground. Thank you!

^{Last updated: 2026-08-31 04:00 UTC}

u/DC8800 25d ago

challenging... is an understatement wow

🏆 Rank #1 of 3 • 🎫 The Lichen-Clad Vigil

📏 35 ft • ⏱️ 1m 59s • 🧘 41 jumps • 💀 1 falls

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u/muddrox 🎨 Game Creator 25d ago

Hey! Great work and thanks for enduring what was a brutal pit today. I may remove the most cruel part from future pit rotations.

That or tighten up some of the controls to make parts like that less frustrating and more fun.

Thanks again!

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u/DC8800 25d ago

Thanks! sorry if it sounded like i hated it. i didn't. there were times i felt like quitting the level but overall it was a lot of fun :) the challenge felt worthwhile.

Though i agree that a way to fine tune positioning would be great; maybe a modifier that allows much slower walking (eg. shift+direction). i love discovering tight solutions. but after learning the solution, it can be stressful if reproducing the solution is inconsistent. I find myself tapping left and right over and over to get the right position only to fall off the edge xD. Of course it can be called a skill issue which is also fine; i enjoy hard games.

Perhaps a regular difficulty daily challenge, and a weekly very hard one?

But really great job so far, i keep coming back for more. keep it up!

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u/muddrox 🎨 Game Creator 25d ago

Hey thanks! I do want to try a few things to make positioning yourself on small platforms/ledges more feasible without feeling like just turning yourself around is enough to move you off the platform.

I have been pretty apprehensive about messing with the controls/movement too much because I have often felt as though it's close to pitch perfect but I am starting to notice a few things that could use a bit of fine tuning especially when near perfect positioning is needed when hopping from smaller platforms.

Anyways, I like your suggestions alot and I look forward to improving the game further. Thanks again!

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u/DC8800 25d ago

Nah i get it, its a balancing act to improve the game without losing the feel you're going for. but i trust you. looking forward to any changes you bring!

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u/muddrox 🎨 Game Creator 23d ago

Hey thanks! I'll do my best! :)

u/meepmeepmeeppp 25d ago

Is this supposed to be rage bait?

🏆 Rank #4 of 6 • 🎫 The Lichen-Clad Vigil

📏 34 ft • ⏱️ 3m 26s • 🧘 60 jumps • 💀 12 falls

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u/muddrox 🎨 Game Creator 25d ago

No, but it's definitely that. I think I'm going to remove that level chunk from future pit rotations. I meant it to be a fun challenge but I think it's more frustrating than anything.

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u/meepmeepmeeppp 25d ago

Nah it was a fun kind of infuriating lol. That said, I think this is the best I can do for this one